Helping faith communities welcome people leaving prison

Helping faith communities welcome people leaving prison - that is at the heart of the mission and values of the work of The Welcome Directory.

This Friday, we are invited by Prison Fellowship to pray for the vital work of The Welcome Directory as it seeks to support churches and other faith communities offer a warm welcome to men and women leaving prison.

“Loving God, we pray for the work of The Welcome Directory seeking to help faith communities become places where people who leave prison can find acceptance.”

— Amen

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing inspiring features about the vital work of The Welcome Directory, to help us to learn more about their work and find out how our church and community can get involved.

The logo of The Welcome Directory

living wisely...

I wonder if you feel that you live wisely? I know from time to time, I ask myself whether I do live as wisely as I might, and in such moments of doubt or indecision, I humbly seek God’s wisdom in prayer, for my life.

Living wisely is the theme of the Bible study which the Prison Fellowship are hosting this week in prisons across England and Wales. Will you join with me to this Saturday to pray for these vital and life changing Bible studies….?

“Living God, we ask you to draw close to those in prison today as they consider their actions and strive to make wise choices.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. ”

— Amen

Prison Fellowship: their mission is to show Christ’s love to prisoners

by coming alongside them and supporting them.

(cover photo courtesy of Priscilla Du Preez at Unsplash)

(Sara, FCG media support officer)

Why not host an afternoon tea for Imago Dei Prison Ministry?

Why not host an Afternoon Tea!?

Our friends at Imago Dei (ID) Prison Ministry are inviting us all to host an afternoon tea on or around 14th August. Supporters of Imago Dei Prison Ministry are joining together to host Afternoon Teas across the country for their friends and family to raise awareness and funds for ID Grace House UK. For further information and how to register your event and get your bunting and fundraising pack, click: Will you join us?

Grace House UK is a project of ID Prison Ministry, set up specifically to offer housing with life skills training and support for women leaving prison in the South East who may otherwise be homeless and need further resettlement provision.

(cover photo courtesy of Soo Chung at Unsplash)

Prisons - the facts and figures (in the latest Bromley Briefing)

The Bromley Briefings are produced in memory of Keith Bromley, a valued friend of Prison Reform Trust and allied groups concerned with prisons and human rights.

Keith’s support for refugees from oppression, victims of torture and the falsely imprisoned has made a difference to many people's lives. The Prison Reform Trust is grateful to the Bromley Trust for supporting the production of this briefing paper. This season’s briefing is out now:

Download it HERE

“Facts and figures provide a better basis than opinion
for policy and practice change.
... these facts chart the extraordinary rise in prison numbers
over the last twenty years,
inflation in sentencing and the social and economic consequences
of overuse of custody.... revealing the
state of our overcrowded prisons and the state of people in them.”

— Prison Reform Trust

Prison Fellowship Prayer Wall - prayer for today...

From the Prayer Wall for praying with our friends at Prison Fellowship today - join us as we pray, in the name of Jesus…

The Prayer Wall is a space to encourage and uplift those working in our prisons. An opportunity to express our gratitude for them and their work through prayers. Join in and add your own prayer HERE.

(cover photo courtesy of Kimberly Farmer at Unsplash)